Are You Taking the Right Nutritional Supplements?

As you navigate the alphabet soup of the vitamin aisle, pick up these three bottles: a multivitamin, calcium with magnesium, and vitamin D. Then, depending on your health, your genes, and your doctor's advice, you may want to supplement those supplements. A few questions to shape your shopping list:

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Willow bark contains salicin, an anti-inflammatory agent that's similar to the active ingredient in aspirin.

Coenzyme Q10 may protect against cognitive decline because of its antioxidant properties.

Daily fish oil can reduce heart disease risk. (It may also ease pain from rheumatoid arthritis.)

Glucomannan, derived from the root of the konjac plant, forms a bulky fiber that promotes bowel movements.

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